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it costs $22 and texas. that is otherwise known as a poll tax, during the jim crow era. in texas, only 81 of 254 counties in texas have a dmv. if you cannot have idea and you live and accounting without i.d., how are you supposed to get to an office in texas to be able to get an i.d.? there are a lot of problems in practicalities obtain this i.d. you have states that are rushing to implement these laws and are implementing them in 2012. you have a lot of commissions, the carter-baker commission after the 2000 election that says that need to wake two election cycles to implement this idea to make sure everything happens. the last thing i would say is of a vote is not like getting on an airplane or buying sudafed. it is a right that many people have died for in this country, that people have blood for in this country. anytime we restrict their right to vote, particularly on the basis of race or class, we should be very, very, very careful about doing it and only do it if there is a pressing need to do so. my feeling is there is no reason to have this kind of government- is
it costs $22 and texas. that is otherwise known as a poll tax, during the jim crow era. in texas, only 81 of 254 counties in texas have a dmv. if you cannot have idea and you live and accounting without i.d., how are you supposed to get to an office in texas to be able to get an i.d.? there are a lot of problems in practicalities obtain this i.d. you have states that are rushing to implement these laws and are implementing them in 2012. you have a lot of commissions, the carter-baker commission...
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so not surprising, arizona is among the states passing alec-inspired laws to privatize education at taxpayer expense. and no surprise again, arizona is also getting alec-like laws to limit corporate liability. and arizona, you'll recall, made news last year, with a law allowing police to stop someone for looking hispanic, and detaining them if they weren't carrying proper papers. laws that create more arrests can create more revenue for-profit prison companies. so it probably won't shock you to learn that arizona's immigration law also inspired an alec model, a version of which was passed if five other states. >> all of us here are very familiar with alec and the influence that alec has with many of the members here. >> alec's domination of arizona proved too much for state representative steve farley. >> i just want to emphasize it's fine for corporations to be involved in the process. corporations have the right to present their arguments, but they don't have the right to do it secretly. they don't have the right to lobby people and not register as lobbyists. they don't have the right to t
so not surprising, arizona is among the states passing alec-inspired laws to privatize education at taxpayer expense. and no surprise again, arizona is also getting alec-like laws to limit corporate liability. and arizona, you'll recall, made news last year, with a law allowing police to stop someone for looking hispanic, and detaining them if they weren't carrying proper papers. laws that create more arrests can create more revenue for-profit prison companies. so it probably won't shock you to...
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22. the vice president shall debate will be held october 11 at center college in danville, kentucky. heading into the series, the latest polls show that nationally the obama-romney race is still close. but the president is moving ahead in most of the battle ground states. to get a sense of where the race stands, and what each campaign believes the candidates must do in those debates, we're joined by our regular duo, stuart rothenberg of the "rothenberg political report" and "roll call," and susan page, washington bureau chief of "u.s.a. today." welcome back to both of you. >> good to be here. woodruff: we just reported again, stu, nationally the race looks pretty close but in the battle ground states the president seems to have lead. what do you make of all that? >> that's exactly the case. national numbers show obama leading by two to four points. some polls have it it a little bit more. it's in the swing states particularly critical ohio where the obama lead appears to be four- to eight
22. the vice president shall debate will be held october 11 at center college in danville, kentucky. heading into the series, the latest polls show that nationally the obama-romney race is still close. but the president is moving ahead in most of the battle ground states. to get a sense of where the race stands, and what each campaign believes the candidates must do in those debates, we're joined by our regular duo, stuart rothenberg of the "rothenberg political report" and "roll...
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romney by a 22-point margin. those results match other polling that shows those comments alienated undecided voters. regardless of what you think of the substance of that it statement from mr. romney, it did turn the whole republican pundit class against him, called every candidate in a contested race to distance themselves from the presidential nominee of their party to start campaigning against mitt romney, telling voters, listen, i don't like that guy on that issue either, but vote for me any way even though i'm a republican. whether or not you think the remarks were scandalous, the polling impact of them is now showing up directly at a time when mr. romney's egregiously bad polling numbers seem to be calcifying and when most voters are now starting to vote. an incredibly negative impact for romney and his campaign at a difficult time for them. now on the eve of the first presidential debate, if they were hoping to put that behind them, any hope of getting away from the issue has now been expunged because "the
romney by a 22-point margin. those results match other polling that shows those comments alienated undecided voters. regardless of what you think of the substance of that it statement from mr. romney, it did turn the whole republican pundit class against him, called every candidate in a contested race to distance themselves from the presidential nominee of their party to start campaigning against mitt romney, telling voters, listen, i don't like that guy on that issue either, but vote for me...
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law at the heart of today's decision. and judith browne dianis, co- director of advancement project, among the groups representing the plaintiff in the pennsylvania case. representative metcalfe, judge simpson upheld your law just not now. is that a victory or a defeat? >> good evening, ray. it is a victory but also a loss. we've suffered a loss in that the voters in pennsylvania now will not have their vote protected in this november's election through the use of the voter photo i.d. at the voting polls when they vote in person. although we still have remaining intact our absentee ballot fraud prevention measures which the judge left intact and did not touch. i think it's a travesty of justice to see once again a judge legislating from the bench, rewriting a law that the people's voice has passedded through the legislative branch and that the governor signed into law. >> suarez: judith browne dianis, is it a victory or a defeat? you wantedded this law stopped >> that's right suarez: it's legal. just doesn't take effect r
law at the heart of today's decision. and judith browne dianis, co- director of advancement project, among the groups representing the plaintiff in the pennsylvania case. representative metcalfe, judge simpson upheld your law just not now. is that a victory or a defeat? >> good evening, ray. it is a victory but also a loss. we've suffered a loss in that the voters in pennsylvania now will not have their vote protected in this november's election through the use of the voter photo i.d. at...
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>> yes the s 22. i voted this is something the pentagon did not want but there were those advocating for it. i voted against the s22 which was cut by the way. i voted on a different alternative fighter engine that was not necessary as well and that was cut. and those are examples of programs that were cut. but whey don't want to do is what my opponent says he embraces the ryan budget. what does the ryan budget do? it ends medicare, makes it a voucher. dramatically cuts assisttons education in our country. as someone who grew up poor, the first of my family to go to college, i want pell grants to be out there and keeping student interest loan low so every child can achieve an education. it is important to do this tpwh a balance way for middle class interest. >> when i'm there we're going to have a budget that i will work on and advocate for and compromise along the way without sacrificing principle with my colleagues. you talk about congressman ryan, it's more of the same. it's the other guy's fault. y
>> yes the s 22. i voted this is something the pentagon did not want but there were those advocating for it. i voted against the s22 which was cut by the way. i voted on a different alternative fighter engine that was not necessary as well and that was cut. and those are examples of programs that were cut. but whey don't want to do is what my opponent says he embraces the ryan budget. what does the ryan budget do? it ends medicare, makes it a voucher. dramatically cuts assisttons...
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at issue, whether this man -- a law school grad who passed the bar exam -- can be granted a law license despite being an illegal immigrant. now, lis wiehl joins us, fox news legal analyst, esther -- [inaudible] joining us, a criminal defense attorney. lis, this guy's a terrific kid. >> right. gregg: he's a man now, but he came as a 9-year-old legally with his participant, they overstayed their visa. he was an eagle scout, he was actually high school valedictorian, goes to law school, passes the bar. how is making him lawyer, allowing him to be a lawyer somehow undermining the justice system? >> el, i don't take away anything from what he did. i believe you, i mean, eagle scout and all that, but there's this little thing, and i'm just looking at one right now because a student of mine is asking me to sign off on this. you have to sign off on good moral character. in california, i'll read you a florida law as well. in california it includes qualities of honesty, fairness, candor, trustworthiness and observance of a fiduciary respondent. if you're here illegally, i have a problem with fitt
at issue, whether this man -- a law school grad who passed the bar exam -- can be granted a law license despite being an illegal immigrant. now, lis wiehl joins us, fox news legal analyst, esther -- [inaudible] joining us, a criminal defense attorney. lis, this guy's a terrific kid. >> right. gregg: he's a man now, but he came as a 9-year-old legally with his participant, they overstayed their visa. he was an eagle scout, he was actually high school valedictorian, goes to law school,...
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the laws in this area are strict compliance laws, and they are very specific. the federal law since 1990 indicates issues from 1998. all businesses, such as a grocery store, a dentist's office, restaurants, a doctor's office, virtually anything that a member of the public comes into the -- comes into needs to be a barrier-free. we will go over what barriers are. every public accommodation needs to be wheelchair-accessible. there are also other other forf disability. most of the issues we are hearing about are wheelchair accessibility issues. there is a small group of private individuals who are wheelchair-down that go around the city and they look at small businesses. and i dare say anybody in small restaurants have some accessibility issues. it is another attempt at making your building wheelchair accessible. i am not sure which of you may be merchants and which it may be landlords. the law applies to both. and that means you were 100% liable for any barriers to access and any damages that may be associated with those barriers. there are ways you can defend yo
the laws in this area are strict compliance laws, and they are very specific. the federal law since 1990 indicates issues from 1998. all businesses, such as a grocery store, a dentist's office, restaurants, a doctor's office, virtually anything that a member of the public comes into the -- comes into needs to be a barrier-free. we will go over what barriers are. every public accommodation needs to be wheelchair-accessible. there are also other other forf disability. most of the issues we are...
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local laws and also federal laws to protect patient privacy so i don't think that there's any push from washington but i think it did send the message to local law enforcement agencies go ahead and figure out what you can do to sort of speed up the process of an investigation if you get the sense that a local pharmacy is giving is selling too many or filling too many prescriptions for hydrocodone oxy cutting you know they could take a while to get a subpoena it could take a while to get a warrant so they asked doctors fill out these forms that give these forms their patients basically signing away all their medical records so the police officer could then come to a doctor and say you know for any patient who signed this form we would like their records you know so there but obviously doctors are saying no there's a no because they think it by lisa patient privacy but this also exposes doctors in a big way because then they're also going to be telling law enforcement what they've been doing in terms of medical treatment. and you know i should say there's actually not a lot but some suppo
local laws and also federal laws to protect patient privacy so i don't think that there's any push from washington but i think it did send the message to local law enforcement agencies go ahead and figure out what you can do to sort of speed up the process of an investigation if you get the sense that a local pharmacy is giving is selling too many or filling too many prescriptions for hydrocodone oxy cutting you know they could take a while to get a subpoena it could take a while to get a...
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so now we have, and again, the law uses science for the law's own purposes, but what is problematic here is the disconnect. from the criminal side, if you lack emotional control, you go to prison because you can't win under the test because the test doesn't apply. when you walk out of prison and you lack emotional control, you get civilly committed. so what we have is a fundamental disconnect between how we view philosophy of free will and human control on the criminal side versus the civil side and not surprisingly on both sides "the state wins" because on the criminal side you go to prison and on the civil side, you get incarcerated civilly. >> i don't think that's much of a disconnect. i think -- so i agree with you the test has changed. that's not what i'm talking about. if you look at the kind of distribution of behavior, right, if we think the people at the high end of the distribution have perfect control of their impulses and perfect control over acting on their preferences. i like chocolate cake but it gives me migraines. i try not to have it because it tends to trigger if. mayb
so now we have, and again, the law uses science for the law's own purposes, but what is problematic here is the disconnect. from the criminal side, if you lack emotional control, you go to prison because you can't win under the test because the test doesn't apply. when you walk out of prison and you lack emotional control, you get civilly committed. so what we have is a fundamental disconnect between how we view philosophy of free will and human control on the criminal side versus the civil...
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so it's just a catch-22 situation. so, you know, i try to understand the situation. and i made my -- say i'm a huka lounge. i have both tobacco product license and also cafe license, which is the restaurant license. so there is no category for a huka lounge in san francisco. it's a cultural thing. so a lot of people come from all over. they like to enjoy the huka pipe. they don't want to go to a bar because they don't drink alcohol. it's a venue for a lot of people from different background to kind of find this venue to gather and to talk, and to have a time together. so the other thing was to -- >> president hwang: unless i missed it, i think your time is up. >> okay. >> vice president fung: i would raise the -- just to confirm what was stated by counselor at the -- you would stop all tobacco sales, if you were allowed non-tobacco products? >> absolutely. that's what i was trying to do. absolutely. that's what i was trying to do. from the get-go, trying to comply with the new ordinance. >> vice president fung: thank you, sir. >> president hwang: before you sit down,
so it's just a catch-22 situation. so, you know, i try to understand the situation. and i made my -- say i'm a huka lounge. i have both tobacco product license and also cafe license, which is the restaurant license. so there is no category for a huka lounge in san francisco. it's a cultural thing. so a lot of people come from all over. they like to enjoy the huka pipe. they don't want to go to a bar because they don't drink alcohol. it's a venue for a lot of people from different background to...
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lisa sylvesttrrtakes p closer look at this law. (nats) nicole theis is a mother to a 10-year old and 12 spokeswoman for the delaware family ppllcy council that &padvocates for family values. theis is upset about a ougg &pnew child abuse law signed by delaware's governor last month- and particularly thii one phrase: it defines ppysical injury to child as connition or pain. the delaware family policy council calls it aaban on parental spanking. "it is so it; if i have a two-year-old and my two-year-old reaches up for something very hot that and i reach out and i swat that little two-year-old's pand causing them some pain and discomfort so it will be remembered not to do ttat aaain, accorring to the way ttis bill is written that is class a misdemeanor that i could e punishable foo a wholl year in prison." buu beau biden, wwo s vice president joe biden's son, says the old law needed to be phanged beccuse it had been difficult to prosecute cases speak or otherwise non -ung too- verbal. "we had examples of cases wwere chillren weree bein
lisa sylvesttrrtakes p closer look at this law. (nats) nicole theis is a mother to a 10-year old and 12 spokeswoman for the delaware family ppllcy council that &padvocates for family values. theis is upset about a ougg &pnew child abuse law signed by delaware's governor last month- and particularly thii one phrase: it defines ppysical injury to child as connition or pain. the delaware family policy council calls it aaban on parental spanking. "it is so it; if i have a two-year-old...
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death toll did -- 5:22. the death toll reached 2,000. two more americans were killed when fighting broke out at u.s. force checkpoint. wouldn't victims was soldier the other was a civilian contractor. the military says three afghan soldiers were killed during the incident. >>> and this week marks 10 years since the beginning of the snipe are attacks that left 10 people det ded in the dc area and paralyzed a community. in an interview with the washington post 27-year-old lee boyd malvo expressed remorse and urged victims of families to forget about him and his partner john allen mohammad. they were linked to 27 shootings across the u.s. and malvo is serving a life sentence without parole in virginia and muhammad was executed in 2009. >>> the criminal trial for polk pope ben death xvi butler is underway. he is accused of stealing and leaking documents. it ended up in a controversial book about the pope and inner workers of the roman catholic church. it is called the worst security breach in recent history. he faces up to four years in pris
death toll did -- 5:22. the death toll reached 2,000. two more americans were killed when fighting broke out at u.s. force checkpoint. wouldn't victims was soldier the other was a civilian contractor. the military says three afghan soldiers were killed during the incident. >>> and this week marks 10 years since the beginning of the snipe are attacks that left 10 people det ded in the dc area and paralyzed a community. in an interview with the washington post 27-year-old lee boyd malvo...
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when we met with the project sponsor on the 22, they had not made any changes, most of you said you wanted to see, and they had no plans to submit a change on the 24th. they both claim that the planning department had approved their plan and that was good enough for them. i am asking you to strongly recommend to the planning department that they articulate exactly what you have asked of the plan sponsor, what they need to resubmit, and when so that when we meet again on november 8, the plan sponsor is better prepared, thank you. >> thank you. any other public comment on the items proposed for continuance? commissioners? >> move to continue item 1 to the date specified on the calendar. >> second. >> commissioners, you have a motion for continuance to november 8, 20-30 toledo way, on that motion. (voting) >> the items continued to nov. 8 as proposed on the calendar. commissioners, you're now on commissioners questions in matters. >> first i congratulate the oakland athletics and san francisco giants for winning their respective divisions and may be too early to start talking about bay bridge
when we met with the project sponsor on the 22, they had not made any changes, most of you said you wanted to see, and they had no plans to submit a change on the 24th. they both claim that the planning department had approved their plan and that was good enough for them. i am asking you to strongly recommend to the planning department that they articulate exactly what you have asked of the plan sponsor, what they need to resubmit, and when so that when we meet again on november 8, the plan...
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laws in effect. seven others ask for photo i.d.s but allow casting a ballot if the voter can provide another form of identification. five more states have passed strict voter i.d. laws that have now been blocked or put on hold now including pennsylvania. >> some democrats were concerned the voter i.d. law could make pennsylvania a closer contest than the polls currently suggest. now after today, they don't have to worry as much. >> reporter: nationwide the toughest voter i.d. laws are facing resistance in court. more states are likely to require photo i.d.s of some kind in future elections. brian? >> pete williams in our d.c. newsroom tonight, thanks. >>> we mentioned this consumer story in the news tonight. a staple of american life, peanut butter has become a source of worry in recent days because of the recall that's big and getting bigger. now including different brand names and all kinds of other products like cookies, crackers and sauces. our report tonight from nbc's chris jansing. >> reporter
laws in effect. seven others ask for photo i.d.s but allow casting a ballot if the voter can provide another form of identification. five more states have passed strict voter i.d. laws that have now been blocked or put on hold now including pennsylvania. >> some democrats were concerned the voter i.d. law could make pennsylvania a closer contest than the polls currently suggest. now after today, they don't have to worry as much. >> reporter: nationwide the toughest voter i.d. laws...
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that's the law. the administration is getting around this law with a different interpretation to indemnify lockheed martin. it's particularly important in virginia because virginia is an important electoral college state. there are lockheed martin employees in the state of virginia. the administration does not want warning layoffs going to virginia residents who work for lockheed martin on november 2, a few days before the election. martha: creative time and logistics involved in all this. bill: 10 minutes away, check it out. we are just getting started. an important piece of obama-care going into effect this week. what does that mean for you? it could mean a lot. for hospitals, too. remember this ... >> it's 3:00 a.m. and your children are safe asleep. who do you want answering the phone? martha: one of the most memorable ads of the last campaign. critics are saying the obama administration did get their 3:00 a.m. call and they flushed it. we'll talk to john bolton about this. bill: some say this is
that's the law. the administration is getting around this law with a different interpretation to indemnify lockheed martin. it's particularly important in virginia because virginia is an important electoral college state. there are lockheed martin employees in the state of virginia. the administration does not want warning layoffs going to virginia residents who work for lockheed martin on november 2, a few days before the election. martha: creative time and logistics involved in all this....
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this is not to give the law- enforcement a short shrift. i have had an impact on my husband's life, some of the unwanted. but he has had an impact on mind. i have done extensive work with law enforcement, with the lapd and the los angeles county sheriff's. i am here to tell you that crime has been driven down in los angeles because of their efforts, but not only because of their efforts. so what does the collaboration look like. i want you to keep some ideas in mind. there is no first among equals. what we learned in los angeles was that oppression alone was not the answer. it did not work. there were record highs in gang violence in 2005. i want to tell you what has happened between 2005 and 2012. number one, the grass roots -- the disorganize, fragmented, passionate grass roots must be part of this. the community members who go to county supervisors meetings, the members who pass out fliers, the youths who have been in the juvenile justice system that are now part of the coalition -- those individuals must have a seat at the table. no. 2.
this is not to give the law- enforcement a short shrift. i have had an impact on my husband's life, some of the unwanted. but he has had an impact on mind. i have done extensive work with law enforcement, with the lapd and the los angeles county sheriff's. i am here to tell you that crime has been driven down in los angeles because of their efforts, but not only because of their efforts. so what does the collaboration look like. i want you to keep some ideas in mind. there is no first among...
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the law has a bright line. it says if you engage in a wongful action, there is a defense called the insanity defense which never works as most of us know because we don't recognize it. should we recognize it, that's an interesting question. should we have a more robust concept of diminished responsibility in light of the understanding that some people have less control over their preferences and desires or should we have better sentencing schemes or get rid of incarceration and come up with different models of trying to deal with punishment once we understand people have wrong selections. i think those are all interesting questions, but is there free will? well, the fact that almost everybody in the audience raised either their right or left hand contemplated it and were quickly able to act and respond. that to me says, yes, there is. now what do we want to do about it? now that we understand that those of us in the audience or up here that like chocolate cake may not have control over it, how do we want to acc
the law has a bright line. it says if you engage in a wongful action, there is a defense called the insanity defense which never works as most of us know because we don't recognize it. should we recognize it, that's an interesting question. should we have a more robust concept of diminished responsibility in light of the understanding that some people have less control over their preferences and desires or should we have better sentencing schemes or get rid of incarceration and come up with...
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the new law but also surprised. at the last moment, governor brown added an exemption, religion. parents with religious beliefs ruling out vaccinations don't have to jump through the hoop. >> perhaps with the new exemption, it will not be as effective. >> reporter: this new mom thinks it's a good idea. >> the new law takes effect in 2014. washington state implemented a similar law last year, and health officials there say fewer parents are opting out. >>> paul, it's october 1 and blazing hot. where was this like three months ago? >> exactly. where was this during summer? this day eclipses every day we had for the entire summer, and yes, the calendars october, and the rent is due, and you are probably wearing a t-shirt if your boss allows you. look at the marine layer. it's not there. all the way out, miles to see, we see nothing resembling a marine layer, but what we did see was this. let's roll video. did you know that whales also like the warm weather? what a beautiful shot here. the helicopter got beautiful pictu
the new law but also surprised. at the last moment, governor brown added an exemption, religion. parents with religious beliefs ruling out vaccinations don't have to jump through the hoop. >> perhaps with the new exemption, it will not be as effective. >> reporter: this new mom thinks it's a good idea. >> the new law takes effect in 2014. washington state implemented a similar law last year, and health officials there say fewer parents are opting out. >>> paul, it's...
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what we have, and what we're case laws that existed at the time, the maz olm0ji>hp)j decis, his which was the only case that ever dealt with official explanation of what this was intended to mean. and that means, for us, that wew need to focus, and the mayor has focus, really, on the language of the charter itself as the best2 and there is no distinction whatsoever between the appointed and the elected official"jñ that this section covers in the charter. and that suggests that the them differently. >> thank you. >> president chiu: thank you.lq4 colleagues, any additional questions? at this time, why don't we now . >> good afternoon, mr. president, members of the board of supervisors. my name is davidfbtl] waggoner,i along with co-counsel shepherd kopp aregd6t representing sherif ross mirkarimi this afternoon. also with us is paula kiny representing elanea lopez. thank you for this opportunity to tell you exactly why the mayor's discretionary decision to suspend the sheriff was without basis in the law and why you must ultimately reinstate the sheriff. ross mirkarimi campaigned on the
what we have, and what we're case laws that existed at the time, the maz olm0ji>hp)j decis, his which was the only case that ever dealt with official explanation of what this was intended to mean. and that means, for us, that wew need to focus, and the mayor has focus, really, on the language of the charter itself as the best2 and there is no distinction whatsoever between the appointed and the elected official"jñ that this section covers in the charter. and that suggests that the them...
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interest include election law, administrative law, statutory interpretation, constitutional law and property and natural resources law. he is a resident of san francisco's mission district. we are honored to work chris almendorf. [ applause ] >> thank you very much and thank you to all of the candidates who are here today. we're very fortunate to be joined by six candidates and what i hope will soon be seven. all of the candidates have agreed to ask their supporters to be respectful of other candidates and the audience and to maintain quiet during the forum. i ask you to respect that commitment. every aspect of this forum will be equally fair to all participating candidates. as everyone here knows candidate debates are often limited to latitudinal appears and personal attack. our debate focuses on critical areas of policy disagreement among the leading candidates. so this end the league of women voters of san francisco and the san francisco public press working with researchers at uc davis, developed an issue position survey for the supervisorial candidates. the candidates were asked to stat
interest include election law, administrative law, statutory interpretation, constitutional law and property and natural resources law. he is a resident of san francisco's mission district. we are honored to work chris almendorf. [ applause ] >> thank you very much and thank you to all of the candidates who are here today. we're very fortunate to be joined by six candidates and what i hope will soon be seven. all of the candidates have agreed to ask their supporters to be respectful of...
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a bus full of passengers plunged hundreds of feet off a cliff, killing at least 22 people. the bus was on a rural road in a northern province. survivors and witnesses reportedly say the driver was going too fast. >>> nepal, army officials worked alongside civilians to search for victims of a dead deadlylandslide. it killed at least six people and workerser look for eight others. heavy rain hampered the search. >>> china, paragliders from eight countries came to a southwestern province to jump off a mountain more than 7,000 feet high. competitors showed off their skills on the way down with moves like helicopters and infinity tumbles, all part of the city's third international tournament. and that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. a guiness world record holder created a brand-new record for cracking coconuts with his head. the guy from india set out to break 20 right of way ones by slamming them on the front of his dome. he managed to bust 18 in as many seconds. earning a spot in the asia and india book of records, he made the guiness book in march, b
a bus full of passengers plunged hundreds of feet off a cliff, killing at least 22 people. the bus was on a rural road in a northern province. survivors and witnesses reportedly say the driver was going too fast. >>> nepal, army officials worked alongside civilians to search for victims of a dead deadlylandslide. it killed at least six people and workerser look for eight others. heavy rain hampered the search. >>> china, paragliders from eight countries came to a southwestern...
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and i think in terms of strengthening laws here in the city, we need to look at a stronger, more kind of law-based, educationally-based ethics system that really, truly is around enforcement. and not what we witnessed in the past, which is somewhat of a circus. i think violating ethical laws in our city, there needs to be real punishments that make sense, but i think we need to strengthen those laws aggressive and to look to our educational institutions in order to make it a more concrete department in our city. >> thank you. miss johnson? >> i still -- the sunshine ordinance task force refers violation of the open government laws to the ethics commission between 2004 and 2011, we had referred -- i was on it ÷ cases went to them. and they haven't heard -- they have only heard one out of those cases. they found a violation and they requested that the mayor remove the president of the library commission. so we need an ethics commission that is willing to enforce our laws. here in san francisco, they don't have to start reporting certain campaign financing until it's $5,000. in los ange
and i think in terms of strengthening laws here in the city, we need to look at a stronger, more kind of law-based, educationally-based ethics system that really, truly is around enforcement. and not what we witnessed in the past, which is somewhat of a circus. i think violating ethical laws in our city, there needs to be real punishments that make sense, but i think we need to strengthen those laws aggressive and to look to our educational institutions in order to make it a more concrete...
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the howard university school of law. the bigger may not be better at least when it comes to drones the department of homeland security is now working on downsizing drones making them smaller and sleeker according to wired it's being tested now in fort sill oklahoma as part of homeland security is program called for a body aircraft for public safety it's compact size would allow servicemen to launch the drones by hand sending them to hover for thirty minutes to two hours at a time suck more about what exactly these many drones are capable of i'm joined now by trevor ten activists with electronic frontier foundation trevor welcome so these drones are getting smaller and smaller and do you think that this is practical or is it scary well i think it depends on what perspective you look at from the american people's perfect perspective i think it's pretty scary because you know these things are going to be flying around the air soon you know the f.a.a. itself estimates that there may be as many as thirty thousand drones in th
the howard university school of law. the bigger may not be better at least when it comes to drones the department of homeland security is now working on downsizing drones making them smaller and sleeker according to wired it's being tested now in fort sill oklahoma as part of homeland security is program called for a body aircraft for public safety it's compact size would allow servicemen to launch the drones by hand sending them to hover for thirty minutes to two hours at a time suck more...
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so as a result of the political wishes of that political state, i do believe that the law at some point will take effect, ashleigh, just not now. >> so no matter how you feel about the constitutionality or the fairness or anything else when it comes to voter i.d. and let's talk about pennsylvania because that's where the breaking news is coming from right now, professor jackson. i want to read something that the judge wrote in an earlier opinion on this very case because it speaks very much, what the what the factor? the parties are not are of any incidents of in person voter fraud in pennsylvania and do not have direct personal knowledge of in person voter fraud elsewhere. no evidence or argument that in person voter fraud is likely to occur in november 2012 in the absence of the photo i.d. law. >> so why the law? >> thank you. for a lot of people it defies logic. >> this turns it into a political discussion. as you know, supporters of the law believe that you need it because you want to prevent fraud. you don't want people voting who should not be voting. you don't want people voting
so as a result of the political wishes of that political state, i do believe that the law at some point will take effect, ashleigh, just not now. >> so no matter how you feel about the constitutionality or the fairness or anything else when it comes to voter i.d. and let's talk about pennsylvania because that's where the breaking news is coming from right now, professor jackson. i want to read something that the judge wrote in an earlier opinion on this very case because it speaks very...
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law come clean about the issue of civilian casualties and their own the u.s. is critical of this unilateral definition for its own purposes of what a civilian is of course there's no there's no permission international law to do that so absolutely there must be more transparency and accountability for the united states government and i think the first step towards that is trying to force into public discussion and debate but are you going to have saving the damn ball those are arrested a man i've run out of time i thank you so much for your thoughts robert naiman and independent analysts promoting u.s. foreign policy reform thank you for being on r.t. . fred america's involvement in neighboring afghanistan has also seen countless civilians as well as made to lose their life plays on our t.v. we look at the legacy of washington's war eleven years on and whether it has brought more harm than good these stories and much more after the break stay with us. flying north with me in this old soviet work or so the helicopter is doctors landed near brodsky and his team
law come clean about the issue of civilian casualties and their own the u.s. is critical of this unilateral definition for its own purposes of what a civilian is of course there's no there's no permission international law to do that so absolutely there must be more transparency and accountability for the united states government and i think the first step towards that is trying to force into public discussion and debate but are you going to have saving the damn ball those are arrested a man...
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it's been a law for a long time and they should know better. i think this legislation and the debate that has gone up around it has gone a long way to addressing those issues and i think this legislation will help and it won't provide a problem for rental property owners and others who go ahead and obey the law and keep records as they should, about how long their tenants have been there. thank you, supervisors. i'm happy to say that we can support this legislation as it's currently written. thank you. >> thank you the coalition for better housing, as well as the apartment association. i know you had some real issues and concerns when we first started the conversation, but to your point, what we have found in our examination of this issue is that are good actors in the industry, but there are certainly bad actors in industry that have led to, i think, a number of the concerns and facts that we have heard today. and i think the work that we did together around ensuring an administrative review process before the legal resource that could involve
it's been a law for a long time and they should know better. i think this legislation and the debate that has gone up around it has gone a long way to addressing those issues and i think this legislation will help and it won't provide a problem for rental property owners and others who go ahead and obey the law and keep records as they should, about how long their tenants have been there. thank you, supervisors. i'm happy to say that we can support this legislation as it's currently written....
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now some of the other laws that take effect today the phylicia barnes law designed to improve how law enforcement and community groups work together what child disappears and requires state officials to publish a list of missing children also another law that takes effect today is it's officially illegal in maryland for your boss to ask you any log in information when it comes to social media websites like facebook. >>> the orioles are in tampa but getting their by the charter flight was an adventure. this was smoke in the front of the plane and the flight was i did votered to -- diverted to jacksonville. emergency land was precaution and no one was in danger. o's manager says that the guys got off caught some of the giants eagles games and hopped on and continued the flight down to tampa and they started three game series with a tampa bay rays and for the latest on the oriole playoff run head to we posted a congratulations to the team as well as a ton of fan reaction so head to abc2news.com and click on sports for your omazing news. >>> a former university of maryland basketball play
now some of the other laws that take effect today the phylicia barnes law designed to improve how law enforcement and community groups work together what child disappears and requires state officials to publish a list of missing children also another law that takes effect today is it's officially illegal in maryland for your boss to ask you any log in information when it comes to social media websites like facebook. >>> the orioles are in tampa but getting their by the charter flight...
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16th, they take audience questions in a town hall format in new york, and the last debate is october 22 from lynn university in florida, and the questions turn to foreign policy. live on c-span, c-span radio, and also online at c-span.org. up next, a discussion on the health care law presidential candidate mitt romney signed into law in 2006 when he was governor of massachusetts from this morning's "washington journal." >> host: a reporter of the "boston herald" talking about the health care bill mitt romney signed in 2006. thank you for joining us. >> guest: good morning. >> host: give us the basics, first of all, back in time to the debate happening in massachusetts. what was governor romney's role in getting the health care law pushed and signed? was he the one who initiated the process? >> guest: it was a massive bipartisan effort, involved politicians, business leaders, small business owners, but he was the governor at the time, and he was the one who effectively signed it into law, and as a backdrop, which probably everybody here knows pretty well, we, as a nation, are dealing wit
16th, they take audience questions in a town hall format in new york, and the last debate is october 22 from lynn university in florida, and the questions turn to foreign policy. live on c-span, c-span radio, and also online at c-span.org. up next, a discussion on the health care law presidential candidate mitt romney signed into law in 2006 when he was governor of massachusetts from this morning's "washington journal." >> host: a reporter of the "boston herald"...
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the laws do not. are weak enough where they can't necessarily go after c.e.o.'s or directors of coal companies and there has been a an investigation of this by. by the u.s. attorney's office in charleston and it's only gone up to the lower middle management of what was massey energy massey energy is now owned by alpha natural resources of bristol virginia they were they were bought it up and you know and i or so and they and they have they bought it they bought a post yes and the disaster was april two thousand and ten the. directors of massey it led incidentally by former ns and i say a natural national security agency director bobby ray him and former number two at the cia this man was the lead director of the board he engineered the sale after the disaster to well benchley alpha natural resources and then i heard twenty one. eleven sastre noon i interviewed eric schneiderman the attorney general for the state of new york he just brought a complaint of legal action against j.p. morgan chase for some
the laws do not. are weak enough where they can't necessarily go after c.e.o.'s or directors of coal companies and there has been a an investigation of this by. by the u.s. attorney's office in charleston and it's only gone up to the lower middle management of what was massey energy massey energy is now owned by alpha natural resources of bristol virginia they were they were bought it up and you know and i or so and they and they have they bought it they bought a post yes and the disaster was...
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at least on television. how many of you -- you look at the defendant and sometimes the defendant does not have a good answer to that question. how many of you can solve this equation? now you know how psychopath feels when he is asked about remorse. individuals who lacked this ability that most of us take for granted, that is how they feel. hopefully, i did giving you a touch of a psychopathy for a nanosecond. how do we study people like him? we can transport him out from the present to the hospital. one of the things my lab does, we built a really nice trailer in new mexico. here is my trailer. i live in a trailer in mexico. [laughter] this trailer has a really nice mri in it. we work with inmates to volunteer force studies and how to make them better. what we have found is that individuals to have those psychopathic traits, only about a third of all inmates will score really high on the straights. they have reduced gray matter density in these areas. this is the same area where that guy had the tumor. thes
at least on television. how many of you -- you look at the defendant and sometimes the defendant does not have a good answer to that question. how many of you can solve this equation? now you know how psychopath feels when he is asked about remorse. individuals who lacked this ability that most of us take for granted, that is how they feel. hopefully, i did giving you a touch of a psychopathy for a nanosecond. how do we study people like him? we can transport him out from the present to the...
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>> the law is the law. the law is that $460 billion is going to have to be cut out of defense. they should be planning for that now, because those cuts are supposed to begin on the first of january. those are facts. facts are stubborn things. since when do we disobey laws because we anticipate changes in the law? i have never heard of such a thing and i think it is outrageous to make that assumption because that's not how government's supposed to work. >> let me turn you, if i could, to the employment report of this morning, senator. i don't know whether you were able to hear the previous conversation -- >> yes. >> -- but jack welch tweeted out this morning that he basically doesn't believe these numbers, the 7.8% unemployment rate and he alleged that those numbers were manipulated by the administration. we just had a republican congressman on who believes the same thing. what's your opinion? what do you make of this number, and given what you see in your own backyard, does it ring true? >> well, i think that it's pretty significant that for the first time in nearly four years
>> the law is the law. the law is that $460 billion is going to have to be cut out of defense. they should be planning for that now, because those cuts are supposed to begin on the first of january. those are facts. facts are stubborn things. since when do we disobey laws because we anticipate changes in the law? i have never heard of such a thing and i think it is outrageous to make that assumption because that's not how government's supposed to work. >> let me turn you, if i...
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, one state at a time. alec creates what it calls "model legislation," pro-corporate laws its members push in statehouses across the country. alec says close to a thousand bills, based at least in part on its models, are introduced each year and an average of 200 pass. this has been going on for decades, but somehow alec managed to remain the most influential corporate-funded, political organization you'd never heard of -- until a gun shot sounded in the florida night. >>> trayvon martin unarmed, but for a bag of candy and iced tea that he was carrying. >> you'll recall that the shooter in trayvon martin's death was protected at first by florida's so-called stand your ground law. that law was the work of the national rifle association. there's its lobbyist standing right beside governor jeb bush when he signed it into law in 2005. although alec didn't originate the florida law, it seized on it for the stand your ground model it would circulate in other states. 24 of them have passed a version of it. >> how
, one state at a time. alec creates what it calls "model legislation," pro-corporate laws its members push in statehouses across the country. alec says close to a thousand bills, based at least in part on its models, are introduced each year and an average of 200 pass. this has been going on for decades, but somehow alec managed to remain the most influential corporate-funded, political organization you'd never heard of -- until a gun shot sounded in the florida night. >>>...
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laws changes in early voting new laws for those who have served time in prison and when they can or can't vote we've done quite a few stories on this and i should mention many of these laws that were signed by republican governors have been blocked by the courts but what do you think what's your take professor and i mean what's going on here well in terms of the voter id laws i've written on this i talk about this on this program is this is no more than an american coup d'etat this is the republican party trying to prevent legally registered voters primarily voters who are minority who are elderly and who are disabled from getting access to the ballot and the reason is because the trend within those demographics tends to be they vote democratic and in an election such is this two thousand and two two thousand and twelve election where the margins just naturally were going to be narrow the logic is the more people that they can dismiss from the voter rolls increases the possibility that mitt romney and then other. republican candidates in congressional races as well as senate in other stat
laws changes in early voting new laws for those who have served time in prison and when they can or can't vote we've done quite a few stories on this and i should mention many of these laws that were signed by republican governors have been blocked by the courts but what do you think what's your take professor and i mean what's going on here well in terms of the voter id laws i've written on this i talk about this on this program is this is no more than an american coup d'etat this is the...
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there are laws that regulate. that there are a related issue to chip in the human or the same way that the law and only stealing within the grandest of scotland the sculptor will have its referee in the in two thousand and fourteen and we believe that in banning it will have been to hand this before and. it was. things are moving here dramatically fast oh i know you mentioned scotland a moment ago scotland and catalonia they all you know i say we all know a wanting independence now the venetian reach you know g g g think this is a something that's growing across across the eurozone across the e.u. . yes i believe so for sure a needle you are not the only one there are we in sort of the i have strong movements for it who are the best story going to ice but soon after i know it's going to happen there are regions severely sauce pharmacy italy is concerned for sure and for all you know there are realities in europe like in vail. i mean and in the u.k. . professor. politician in chairman of the independence of the nee
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we need to enact laura's law and mr. dufty is working on that and finding housing for these individuals but not to keep going back to the economy but one solution is improve the economy so we can improve these people's lives. thank you. >> thank you. >> l the homeless problem it's very, very interesting because you know some cities don't -- i think one of the reasons we do have a problem is because of the wonderful social services that we have here in this city and unfortunately as someone who has sat on several committees it's disheartening that just across the east bay, even if you go to oakland, it changes drastically and i think it's one of the reasons people come to san francisco. do they all live here? absolutely not. and i think we have to get tough with this issue and the housing authority truly needs some restructuring, so that they can do their mandate which is to house people because that's another issue, but there is money missing there, so i think we have to be tough with that and it's like tough love but be
we need to enact laura's law and mr. dufty is working on that and finding housing for these individuals but not to keep going back to the economy but one solution is improve the economy so we can improve these people's lives. thank you. >> thank you. >> l the homeless problem it's very, very interesting because you know some cities don't -- i think one of the reasons we do have a problem is because of the wonderful social services that we have here in this city and unfortunately as...
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law in pennsylvania. tim burns, the pennsylvania democratic party chair, and katherine culliton-gonzalez. director of the voter protection program at advancement project. i just want -- i know she doesn't outrank either of you gentlemen, but i want her to start because she's an expert at this. how important is this for the people who were trying to push this through and how important was it to defeat it in pennsylvania for this election? >> this is huge. it's a great victory. we're pleased with it. the fight is still on. we've got to defeat this in the future in other states, but we've been fighting and winning in pennsylvania, in texas, and wisconsin against these restrictive photo i.d. laws. it's a great vindication for the people of pennsylvania. who would have been disenfranchised by it. >> what's the purpose? is it ethnic, partisan? who are they targeting to keep from voting? >> well, we only need to look at the facts. there's a disparate impact on the elderly, on students, on young people, and on af
law in pennsylvania. tim burns, the pennsylvania democratic party chair, and katherine culliton-gonzalez. director of the voter protection program at advancement project. i just want -- i know she doesn't outrank either of you gentlemen, but i want her to start because she's an expert at this. how important is this for the people who were trying to push this through and how important was it to defeat it in pennsylvania for this election? >> this is huge. it's a great victory. we're...
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but if you look at all of the policy concerns, and the case law, it becomes clear that it makes no sense whatsoever to draw the line at the oath of office rather than at the election. it would be contrary to the voter's intent to enhance the ethical responsibilities of their public officials and hold them accountable to imply this two month free zone in between the election and taking the oath of office, where that elected official could do whatever he wanted with no consequences with his public position, until that moment when he walks up to the lectern and raises his hand. it also would lead to absurd results. an elected official could, for example, commit domestic violence on tuesday, and be safe from any official consequences. but if the oath of office is later that day, he couldn't do the same thing on wednesday. that's a completely arbitrary line. it makes no sense whatsoever. it's very different if you draw the line at the election. that makes perfect sense. once an official has been granted the voters trust, then he also has the ethical obligation to protect that trust by not com
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the law is just too subjective.proponents touched ... and that llwwakers are saying spanking ii allowed... if it's reasonable.. or moderate. that brings us to our question of the day.do yoo ttink ssanking shoold be illeeal? phone lines re open....he number to call 410-481- 4545 3 the orioles were dominated by tampa bay's pitcher lastt night.... but ssill managed to pull out a victory in the second to lasttgame offthe seas. season. but the red sox new york keeps a one game ead - in the american league eaat &pwith one game left to play.... tonight.. last night this was &pthe onll miitake rays pitcher james shields made..... he struck out 15 orioles, but not ties an orioles record withh the huge blast, by homering in 6 straight gammssnow. and then it came ddwn once again to jim johnson going for thh save. and he gets the groundout to win the game. the ankees retainna one gamm lead over the o's with one game o play for each team. the o's must wii tonight and a one game playoff for the -l &peast crown. hat game oold be in baltimore tomorrow n
the law is just too subjective.proponents touched ... and that llwwakers are saying spanking ii allowed... if it's reasonable.. or moderate. that brings us to our question of the day.do yoo ttink ssanking shoold be illeeal? phone lines re open....he number to call 410-481- 4545 3 the orioles were dominated by tampa bay's pitcher lastt night.... but ssill managed to pull out a victory in the second to lasttgame offthe seas. season. but the red sox new york keeps a one game ead - in the american...